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This poses new challenges for workers, employers, and industrial hygienists, arising from potential exposure to hazards within the industry and from employees in safety-sensitive occupations who may be impaired while on the job as a result of cannabis use. To address these concerns, AIHA will take the following actions in 2019 – 2020:

  • Support government-funded research and related efforts to identify hazards within the cannabis industry and support the dissemination of best practices for mitigating or controlling these hazards.
  • Champion employer-employee education outreach programs with state and Federal partners to raise awareness of the hazards that exist in the cannabis industry and how to mitigate or control them.
  • Support programs that educate employers and employees on existing standards and regulations related to worker health and safety.
  • Support research to further understand and define “impairment.”
  • Encourage all employers (including governments in their capacities as employers) to voluntarily prohibit the use of cannabis by workers in “safety-sensitive” occupations, at least until “impairment” is better understood and defined.
  • Promote cannabis laboratory testing policies that require labs that identify, handle, and conduct analytical testing on cannabis samples to possess a certificate of accreditation from an accreditation body that complies with the current versions of ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17011 and is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ILAC MRA) for Testing.

Current Projects

  • Creation of Guidelines document for the Cannabis Industry Updating Self Study Course on Biological Monitoring in accordance with revised manual.
  • Publication of Cannabis resources for IHs in the Cannabis Industry.

Awards

  • AIHA Outstanding Volunteer Groups 2021

Recognition

Cannabis Industry Health and Safety Best Student Poster

This award is presented by the AIHA Cannabis Industry Health and Safety Committee to the best student poster at AIHce that focuses on the OEHS aspects of this industry.

Letters to policymakers:

Qualifications to Join

Members must be an AIHA member in good standing. If you are interested in learning more about membership, please visit https://www.aiha.org/membership.